Colleen is a Vice President at Core Innovation Capital, where she covers consumer and small business credit, next gen payments protocols, and insurance. Colleen's prior experience includes sourcing high-impact entrepreneurs with Endeavor Global, launching and scaling a double bottom line commercial real estate start-up, and developing inclusive financial products and services with a Chicago-based CDFI.

Colleen holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Princeton University.

Robin Ardeshir is the Managing Director of Plug and Play LA, Plug and Play’s first US satellite office and investment arm. Launched in the summer of 2016, Plug and Play LA is an innovation platform that brings together the LA startup, investor and executive corporate network. Prior to this role, Robin was part of the early Plug and Play team and helped to launch the joint-venture partnership with Axel Springer in Berlin, Germany.

Peter Mansfield is the quintessential startup marketing professional. Over the course of 25 years, he has been involved in a notable sequence of early stage company adventures and successes. Peter’s in-the-trenches experience makes him particularly valuable in helping new ventures move quickly and efficiently to realize their market potential. He has helped fast growth companies including PropertyBridge, Xylan, Packeteer, Xircom, and Gearworks reach an aggregate market value of close to $5 billion. On a tactical level, Peter gets actively involved in branding, user acquisition, partner development, social media marketing, PR, and channel programs. Peter’s current roster of venture-funded clients includes Revolution Credit (Irvine), Wallaby Financial (Pasadena), The Build Card (Washington DC), and Thriii (Santa Monica).